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What has your big 3 degree done for you?
What has your big 3 degree done for you?
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What has your big 3 degree done for you?
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10-24-2010, 09:45 PM
Not done with mine yet, but merely working on it has gained me some respect at work.
Phillip
[SIZE="1"]CLEP Principles of Management 77[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]CLEP Intro to Sociology 74[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]CLEP Principles of Marketing 78[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications 75[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]CLEP Intro to Psychology 80 [/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]CLEP Intro Business Law 72[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics 73[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]CLEP A & I Lit 75[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]CLEP Principles of Microeconomics 72[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]CLEP Financial Accounting 62[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]DSST Ethics in America 468[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]DSST MIS 482[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]CLEP Natural Science 72[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]DSST Org Behavior 80[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]DSST Finance 462[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"]Next: ALEKS Jail (College Algebra) Going dark to finish[/SIZE] 
10-24-2010, 09:54 PM
I don't have mine yet, but it will do the same thing as any other degree would do. Unless you're going to an Ivy League school, the Big 3 degree should be identical to any other BS or BA from any other college. What having a degree generally means is that you have met one of many requirements of getting hired at a decent job.
Regis University, ITESO, Global MBA with a focus in Emerging Markets 4.0 GPA, Dual-university degree (Spanish/English)
ISSA Certified Nutritionist COSC BS, Business Admin My BS Credits: Spanish 80 | Humanities 67 | A & I Lit 72 | Sub Abuse 452 | Bus Ethics 445 | Tech Writ 62 | Math 53 | HTYH 454 | Am. Govt 65 | Env & Humanity 64 | Marketing 65 | Micro 61| Mgmt 63| Org Behavior 65| MIS 446|Computing 432 | BL II 61 | M&B 50 | Finance 411 | Supervision 437| Intro Bus. 439| Law Enforcement 63| SL: Accounting I B | Accounting II C+| Macro A | ECE: Labor Relations A | Capstone: A| FEMA PDS Cert
10-24-2010, 10:32 PM
Earning my rate related (Navy jargon) AAS has earned me more respect at work and 2 points on any future promotion test and also made me eligible to apply to flight school (new Navy program). The BA will open even more doors!
EDIT: There was a a gentleman on this forum that got into a top 30 law school after getting his big 3 degree. Search law school on here and you should be able to find that thread. BA/Liberal Studies, TESC 2011 AAS/Applied Electronic Studies, TESC 2010 
10-24-2010, 10:56 PM
I want to say it helped me get selected for promotion to E8 Master Sergeant way ahead of my peers. I could apply for Officer school but I enjoy being senior enlisted, training those young Lieutenants and Captains.
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[SIZE="2"]AAS-[SIZE="1"]2009[/SIZE], BSLS-[SIZE="1"]2010[/SIZE] [/SIZE] [COLOR="DarkRed"][B][SIZE="2"]Thomas Edison State College - DONE[/SIZE] [SIZE="2"]BA in History[/SIZE]-[SIZE="1"]2011[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [SIZE="2"]Texas A&M University Central Texas[/SIZE] Master of Arts in History - 18/36 SH CLEPs Passed [SIZE="1"][SIZE="1"]Spanish, Freshman Comp, English Comp w/ Essay, Social Science & Hist, Info Sys & Comp App, Intro Sociology, Prin of Mngmt, American Gov , US History I, US History II, Western Civ I, Western Civ II[/SIZE][/SIZE] DSSTs Passed [SIZE="1"][SIZE="1"]Civil War & Reconstruction, Rise & Fall of Soviet Union, History of Vietnam War, Intro Modern Middle East, Western Europe Since 1945, Drug and Alcohol, Here's to Your Hlth, Intro To Comp, Prin of Sup, Technical Writing, Prin of Physical Science I[/SIZE][/SIZE] Quote: There are no stupid questions, only stupid people. "Mr. Garrison"[/SIZE]
10-24-2010, 11:23 PM
It gave me something bigger to put on my wall than my high school diploma.
 Actually, now that I have it, I think its time for me to renegotiate my contracts. Experience + degree should get me a nice rate increase, probably over $5/hr. I'll report back to this thread when the ink is dry, and try to break down just how much the degree helped. Either way, it marks my halfway point and gives me something to look at, and show off, that shows that I am making progress toward the bigger goal. I am now no longer degreeless, and no matter what the heck happens, even if my whole life goes awry and I never get the BA, no one can take at least that away from me. That's really nice, indeed!
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10-25-2010, 02:26 PM
Mine has gotten me an invitation to fill a teaching position at an NA B&M school. (And its not even teaching the subject my degree is in, but the stuff that I've got my professional experience in... Shrug.. It's money.)
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wile E. Coyote, genius. I am not selling anything nor am I working my way through college, so let's get down to basics: you are a rabbit and I am going to eat you for supper. Now don't try to get away, I am more muscular, more cunning, faster and larger than you are, and I am a genius, while you could hardly pass the entrance examinations to kindergarten, so I'll give you the customary two minutes to say your prayers.
Bachelor of Science in PsychoRabbitology degree Master of Education with a specialty in Rabbit-specific destructive munitions (or eLearning & Technology, I forget which) Doctor of Philosophy in Wile E. Leadership with an area of specialty in Acme Mind Expansion - 2017 Hopefully
10-25-2010, 11:00 PM
got promotion offer at work
admitted to Law School made mom proud learned a lot along the way just signed my 11 year old up for IC
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CLEP Passed Social Science & History (6) English Comp w/Essay (6) A & I Literature (6) Biology (6) Natural Science (6) Intro to Psychology (3) Intro to Sociology (3) Intro to Educational Psychology (3) Human Growth & Development (3) American Government (3) DSST Passed Drug & Alcohol Abuse (3) Organizational Behavior (3) Intro to Computing (3) Technical Writing (3) Astronomy (3) Counseling (3) ECE Research Methods in Psychology (3) Cultural Diversity (3) FEMA (25) NFA (3) ***Admitted to Wayne State University Law School
Where did my big 3 degree get me? Wouldn't be @ U of Chicago without it. Granted, a personal trainer job does not require a degree, just a certification. But for U of C, I had to have my degree(in anything!) just to get interviewed, even with my personal training certification.
I know I've mentioned that the organization I received my certificate from gives college credit(through Ace). Also ISSA is another place to get a personal training cert. Accredited by the DETC.. http://www.ncsf.org/pdf/ncsf_information_brouchure.pdf ISSA - Accredited by (DETC)
When I am not studying - https://youtu.be/C-kk8xa0BLQ
MS in Public Health at SNHU in progress. Expected Grad Date - August 2017 Hardstyle Kettlebell Certified -2014, Ice Chamber Kettlebell Sport Certified - 2015 NCSF Personal Trainer -2010 Done! BS in LIBERAL STUDIES From Excelsior. Conferral Date - Dec 18, 2009! Licensed Practical Nurse - 1996 Completed! Military - 58 credits Traditional - 12 credits Clep - 21 credits Excelsior Exams - Organizational Behavior(B), World Population (A), Ethics (A), Cultural Diversity (B),Psychology of A&A (A), Gerontology (B) DSST -Drugs & Alcohol (A), Civil War (A), Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (A), Social Psychology (A) Penn Foster- Info Lit (passed) 
11-02-2010, 02:02 PM
my BA is in Social Science from TESC in 2008. I'm applying to med school, I'll let you know. In the mean time, I did gain acceptance into 2 nursing programs and the 3 B&M grad schools I applied to. (I declined all 5, but I got accepted.)
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